| Description: | The story of Magyar Posse begins in 1997 in Pori, Finland when 5 young men decided to form an instrumental group together. The band was named "Carlos" and it was mainly influenced by Finnish surf-rockers Laika & the Cosmonauts and lo-fi heroes Larry & the lefthanded along with local bands Circle and Deep Turtle. Carlos (later "the Alibi of Carlos") did gigs mainly in the local area and recorded two EP's which were used (or not used at all) for promotional purposes. The band earned a reputation as a good live band but never really managed to gain an artistic level that would satisfy the musicians themselves. One thing led to another and Carlos quit itself in early 2000.
Carlos came to an end but plans for a new formula already existed. All the members shared a love for film score music and through the years names such as Ennio Morricone, John Barry and Astor Piazzolla had became increasingly influential to the group. Also the post-rock scene had its impact in the early days. In autumn 2000 the group was named Magyar Posse, the reasons for such a name are a bit blurry, and obviously it has something to do with a certain brand of white wine. Anyway, this time the group decided to "calm things down a bit" and actually listen to their instruments on a new, deeper level. As a result, "We will carry you over the mountains" was recorded at Sami Sänpäkkilä´s (Mr. Fonal Records) SS-palace studio. The actual recording took two weeks in August 2001. The final mixing was done in bits and pieces and it took almost a year to complete the album. The reasons for such delay were that a member of the group went to work abroad for some time and the band had not yet found a suitable record company to release the album. Mikko Rintala, who had also played in Carlos, joined Magyar Posse in spring 2002 as a second guitar/bass player. Later that year Tuomas Laurila became the man responsible for the live sound. |